Question

how did the British suppress the revolt of 1857

Answer 1

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(i) The British sent troops to suppress the rebellion.

(ii) The adivasi leaders tried to negotiate but the British surrounded the camps and fired on them.

(iii) Then they marched through the villages flogging and punishing those who had taken part in the rebellion.

(iv) Most villages were deserted as people fled into the jungle out of fear.

(v) The British could regain control over Bastar people in three months.

Answer 2

Sepoy Mutiny or Soldier Mutiny is a revolt against the sepoys of the British East India Company army which started on 10 May 1857 in what is now Barrackpore, West Bengal.

• The revolt gradually spread throughout northern and central India (now Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, North Madhya Pradesh and Delhi).  
• It is possible to suppress the revolt. The Sepoy Mutiny is also referred to as the First War of Independence of India, the Great Revolt, the Indian Revolt, the Mutiny of 1857, and the Mass Uprising of 1857. This rebellion was suppressed mercilessly.
• Many innocent men and women, children and the elderly were killed indiscriminately.

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